#vireo

Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla), family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes, Central TX, USA

Formerly listed as endangered, the species was taken off of the endangered species list by the USFWS in 2018. Numbers had risen due to successful recovery projects.

Black caps have a limited nesting/breeding area, mostly in Shin Oaks, in central TX, southern OK, and northern Mexico.

Very excited to share the blue-headed vireo cover art I was commissioned to create for the Maine Bird Atlas, a project that has been many years in the making. I also spent very many hours counting birds and contributing data to this important effort.

After three years of editing by an incredible team—Glen Mittelhauser and Logan Parker (MNHO), Adrienne Leppold and Amy Meehan McLaughlin (MDIFW), Evan Adams (BRI), and Doug Hitchcox (Maine Audubon)—along with contributions from 75 authors, 69 photographers, and data from over 7,000 volunteers, the final draft has been submitted to the University of Maine Press for publication.

Huge thank you to the Maine Natural History Observatory, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Biodiversity Research Institute, Maine Audubon, and everyone who contributed to this fantastic project. It is a tremendous accomplishment for all involved, and I feel honored to be asked to create the cover art. Looking forward to holding the finished book in my hands.

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii). Family Vireonidae, order Passeriformes.

Yellow-browed Shrike Vireo Vireolanius eximius

It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. The yellow-browed shrike-vireo's song in Panama is described as " a continuously repeated peer-peer-peer" or a "sustained túuu---

Least Concern